Men arrested in prostitute assault

Thursday

Jan 31, 2013 at 12:01 AM

The Record

PLYMOUTH - Amador County sheriff's deputies arrested two men who allegedly beat and sexually assaulted a 23-year-old prostitute from the Sacramento area while holding a shotgun to her head, authorities said.

Vincent Brewer, 30, of Plymouth and Michael Gunn, 38, of Martell were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, oral copulation with force and special allegations, deputies said. Brewer also was arrested on suspicion of penetration with a foreign object, officials said.

The alleged attack occurred Jan. 23 at a residence on Cosumnes Lane in Plymouth, authorities said. The woman told deputies she had been to the home a number of times in the past to perform sexual acts for money. This time, though, two men she knew only as "Vince" and "Mike" beat her, tied and bound her, and forced her to perform sexual acts at gunpoint, the woman told deputies. The men then drove the woman to Wheeler Loop and threw her out of the car, authorities said.

Deputies found a shotgun that they said was used in the crime while searching Gunn's home on Highway 88 in Martell, officials said. Gunn admitted that he and Brewer kidnapped and sexually assaulted the woman, authorities said. Brewer denied any involvement, but he had injuries consistent with the victim's story, deputies said. The men were arrested last Friday and are being held without bail at the Amador County Jail.